The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-04

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National -Newmsn's bloody shirt.
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WASHINGTON, June 2.
promised a word about Washington
The question is, sWhat shall leave
out." am reminded of a friend once
making me morning call, and saying,
..Now tell me all about Europe" can
say at once, Washington is the most
BEAUTIFUL city 1 ever saw; has the most
beautiful capital and the stateliest mol
umeat, think, in the world. Besides
the number of fine public buildings,
there are stately residences without N Jm-
Der and innumerable trees shading the
streets and adjoining the many open
squares, which are a delight to the eye
of the lover of nature.
: / saw many interesting things in TIE
buildings, but the great people whom l
met have delighted me more. 1 heard
all that was to be heard, from the min
strels up to TaImage. Talmage's SER
mon on last Sunday was one of the
greatest 1 ever heard. His text was:
"And there were twenty thousand men
able to go in ranks" and There were
fifty thousand men who could sling
st ones at a hairs breadth and not miss. :"
His grand review of the armies of the
earth as lie expects them to be at the
Las. Day, was grand, and his exhorta-
tioa for all to be drilled for work, was
most earnest. His contrast between the
feelings ard suffer.ngs of our time of
war and the present peaceful times, his
confession OF how we used to hate each
o; her, and bow glad we are that that Is
passed, went to all hearts; his contrast
o. our good fortune with the sorrow of
Others, and even with their blessings was
summed uo in this sentence: Ems nj
for manufactures, France for manners,
Germany FOE literature, Italy for pic
tures, America for God"
GENERALS BEAL AND FREMONT
talked with Gen. Beal, whose Indian
fighting and explorations i'm the wilds of
the West might have worn away less
strong man, but his white hair alone tells
his age. His eye is bright and his figure
MS firm as a neophyte's.
Gen. Fremont has the hoary head to
which we bow, even did we not know
it covered the brain of the man who
conquered California almost WITHOUT a
blow, and overcame the greater dangers
of the heights of the Rocky Mountains in
midwinter. said: General, have long
wished to ask you why you went over
those fearful heights, in the winter and
hot
l expected. Because it had been said to
be impracticAble." His idea was to DEM
onstrate the feasibility of the railroad
crossing these formidable barriers. Now
it looks as simple as Columbus standing
the egg on end
JOS. E. JOHNSTON.
The greatest hero of them all
whom l talked with is Joseph
should take off their hats, as to n here
of the Florida war, and of the wars OF
cur country since. The old chieftain is
as hale as when / saw him in my early
childhood, his hair is like the driven
snow, but his eye is as clear, except fo'
the mist of tears over the loved and lost
as he pierced the Mexican ranks with
glances like javelins. The fine eyes and
expression of these three generals STRUCK
me forcibly. Gen. Fremont has a look
hiding the fire and determination which
lie back of it. / saw one manly Presi
dent and his lovely wife. 1 saw the
most beautiful drill which ever appeared
in Washington.
Being principally volunteer companies
there was n great variety of uniforms,
which took away the monotony of drills
in color. There were blue coats and
white pants, next red coats and blue
pants, and brilliant zouaves by the soft
panies; there were shakos and caps, beai
skin hats and helmets, plumes red, vel
low, white, blue, the swords were glitter
ing bayonets and buttons cleaning. un
til it would have been bewildering, bu
for the regular step and perfect manual
The music of the bands was grand bu
nothing went to my heart like the drum
and fife; it always brought memories o
real soldiers marching to real battle.
One day the spectacle spreaC
before us was in this grand an
ray: A gentleman by me said, w
being attracted by the scarle
and yellow of a company of Zouaves
AT such and such a battle Il forget TIN
name, not he), a company of New Yorl
Zouaves, $500 strong. We're behind SON
earthworks, Occupying an importan
and strong position. General Lee Sc
lected two Virginia companies, of whicl
| my artillery was one, two North Care
lima companies and some Tennesseeans
all veterans, and said they must dis
lodge those troops: the latter had bee
mere holiday soldiers, had never seen
battle. General Lee said he would hea
the attack himself, but his staff and tn
soldiers protested against his thus expos
ing himself they rushed to the charge
the Zouaves took a panic, as the braves
soldiers will sometimes do, tried to flee
AS soon as they left the work
they We're shot down like partridges
they then turned back the artiiler
| opened on them, the infantry Ell
tered the inclosure, and nearly ever,
man of the 1880 was killed. / visite
the place afterwards and there in ever
position lay the men in their gay dress
dead, arms and caps and knapsacks here
there, everywhere, more than four thou
sand men where now you see one thou
sand standing for the space was abou
as large as this drill ground" 1 Nigh
have gone few steps and had an ey